Fireplace



Nov. 15, 1927.

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E. P. MILES FIREPLAGE Filed Marchls, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ,4 @mom/Wo@Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES EUGENE P. MILES, OF HOBART, OKLAHOMA.

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Application filed March 19,1926. vSerial N0. 95,985.

This invention relates to fireplaces, one of the objects being toprovide a structure of t-his type so designed as to set up a circulationof warm air within the room intov which the fireplace opens, theconstruction of the device being such that it can be faced readily withbricks or other desired material so as to be built readily into a mantelor a chimney.

A further object is to provide a fireplace the fuel containing portionof which has a removable wall so that the same can be replaced should itbecome burned.

lWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit`of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

Tn said drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fireplace, portions thereof beingbroken away.

Figure 2 is a vertical section therethrough on the line 2-2 Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 Figure 2.

Figure l is a section on line i-4; Figure 2.

Figure is a detail view of the damper controlling` rod, adjacent partsbeing shown in section.

Figure 6 is a rear elevation of the damper.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates themetal housing or casing of the fireplace, the same being provided in onewall with a fireplace opening 2 from the top and sides of which extendflanges 3 provided at their outer edges, with facing strips 4 preferablyintegral therewith. Air intake openings 5 are formed in the casing closeto the bottom thereof and at opposite sides of the fireplace opening,there being an outwardly extending flange 6 above each of these openingsformed, at its free longitudinal edge with a facing strip 7 or the like.

Side walls 8 are extended inwardly from the sides of the opening 2 andare connected by a back wall 9 which is preferably curved upwardlytoward the top of the opening 2 and merges into the bottom wall 10 of anupwardly and backwardly inclined fiue 11. The top wall 12 of this fluemerges into the top of the fireplace opening 2 while the side walls ofthe flue, indicated at 13, merge into the side walls S of the replace.

The liue 11 opens through the back 14 of the fireplace and is adapted tobe closed by a damper 15 hingedly connected to the back 14C as shown at16. This damper has an arm 17 extending laterally from its upper or freelongitudinal edge and this arm is connected by a chain 18 or the like toan operating rod 19 having a series of teeth 20. This rod is slidablewithin a tubular guide 21 which is mounted within one side portion ofthe fireplace, there being a flange 22 partly closing one end of thetubular guide and adapted to be engaged by any one of the teeth 2O so asto hold t-he rod 19 against movement in'one direc-tion. Obviously bylifting the rod to disengage the teeth from the flange 22, the chain 18can be paid out so as to allow the damper 15 to swing back wardly anddownwardly to open the flue. By pulling on the rod 19 the movement ofthe damper can be reversed. Thus the draft through the fireplace can becontrolled at will. For the purpose of facilitating the movement of thedamper a weight 23 is preferablymounted on the outer or exposed facethereof.

The space at the sides and back of the fireplace recess 24 formedbetween the walls 8 and 9 constitutes a fresh air compartment 25 andoverhanging this compartment is a deliecting shield 26 extendingthroughout the width of the interior of the fireplace. Upwardly andrearwardly inclined partitions 27 extend fr-om points close to and abovethe air inlet openings 5 rearwardly to the back of the fireplace casingor housing and constitute a connection between the outer sides of thesaid casing or housing and the side walls 8 of the fireplace recess.Arranged under the rear portions of these inclined partitions 27 areupstanding deflecting shields 28 curved toward each other and fittedagainst the back wall of the casing or housing 1. Inclined plates 29 maybe mounted on the partitions 27 to constitute heat conducting andradiating members. The fireplace recess 24 has a removable lining 30 theback and side walls of which are adapted to fit snugly against thecorrespond ing walls 9 and 8 and to rest upon the bottom 31 of thefireplace as shown particularly in Figures 1 and 3.

` placed on the top of the fireplace and surroundv the flanges 34 theupper edges of which will be flush with the brick work. If preferred,however, a cover plate 36 can be mounted n the flanges 34 and providedwith `f openings 37 designed to match the openings 33 in the top of thefireplace. This cover plate can be formed with depending flanges 38 atits sides and front for covering the adjacent brick work. Thus the plate3G will cooperate with the top of the fireplace to provide an airspace39 between -plate 36. Consequently said plate 36 will not become heatedto a high-temperature because spaced from thetop of the fireplace.Therefore it is more desirable for use as a mantel top under someconditions than would be a solid brick covering on the-fireplace casingor housing.

Vhen fuel is burned within the fireplace recess 24 the hot products ofcombustion will flow outwardly through the flue 11, the draft beingcontrolled by the damper as hereinbefore explained. The walls 8 and 9andthe flue 12 will conduct heat to the fresh air contained within thecompartment so that a circulation of fresh air will be set up, the coldair being drawn into said compartment 25 through the base openings 5 andflowing outwardly, when heated, through the openings 33. Thus acirculation of air will be set up within the room where the fireplace islocated, the hot air rising to the ceiling and circulating throughoutthe room and returning, after being chilled, by way of the openings 5.

It will be apparent that b y utilizing a fireplace structure such asdescribed, a room can be more readily heated than with the ordinary typeof fireplace because of the increased radiating surface and theestablishment of the circulation within the room.

The housing or casing 1 can of course be mounted in any way desired. Itis preferred to set it on a concrete base with the back of the fireplacestructure extending outside the wall of the building so that the chimneycan be built from the ground up with a layer of bricks or the like,which is next to the building, resting on the top of the back portion ofthis housing or casing. For the purpose of strengthening the housing orcasing where it receives the weight of a portion of the chimney, theflange 40 has been provided.

What is claimed is A fireplace structure including a casing having afireplace opening and a recess back of the opening, there being a freshair compartment between the walls of the recess and the walls of thecasing, said compartment having an air inlet adjacent the bottom thereofand an air outlet at the top thereof, a flange surrounding the outlet, acover plate supported by the flange and spaced from the top of thecasing, a veneer upon the front and sides of the casing, means adjacentthe fireplace opening and the inlet for supporting the veneer, andspacing portions upon said supporting means and upon the cover plate forlapping the adjacent portions of the veneer.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

EUGENE P. MILES.

